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For tasty American fare, head to Brittany's Restaurant for a sandwich and side.
Those looking for a meal that's low in fat won't find it at Brittany's Restaurant, where hearty, tasty meals come first.
Order a bottle for the table if you like — Brittany's Restaurant has a full bar stocked with the best wine, beer, and more.
Got kids? No problem at Brittany's Restaurant! The restaurant is a fantastic spot for families to dine together.
Just around the workday bend are Brittany's Restaurant's happy hour food and drink bargains.
Brittany's Restaurant patrons enjoy a taste of live music with their food as well.
Loud is an understatement when it comes to the decibel levels at this restaurant, so it's best to save conversation for another location.
No suit, no problem! The dress code at laid-back Brittany's Restaurant is ultra casual.
If you need to get somewhere fast, the restaurant also serves up grub to go.
Catering services are also available.
Free parking is always available just seconds away from Brittany's Restaurant.
Prices at Brittany's Restaurant typically stay below the $30 mark, so you can afford to bring along a friend or a date.

One of the most-frequented bars in Woodbridge, Queen's offers a flavorful menu. The laid-back atmosphere and reasonable prices allow visitors to focus on what matters: the delicious food.
If you're wanting to plan ahead, most folks will probably tell you that Mondays, Fridays, and Saturdays are the best evenings to visit. There's no particular required attire, so feel free to dress comfortably. Also, sometimes there's live music, but keep in mind it can get a little loud.
According to locals, it's been tabbed as a really good option for both large groups, in addition to dancing. If you need food provided for a local event, take advantage of its catering options. Or, if you're looking for a good spot to hit up after work, it's got a popular happy hour and pretty decent selection at its bar.
One of the top late-night food options around, Queen's Gambit Restaurant and Banquets definitely won't leave you disappointed. Don't worry about trying to find a spot on the street, as visitors to the restaurant do have access to a private parking lot nearby.

Munch on tasty pub grub at Down Under Tavern in Occoquan.
Throw on your favorite T-shirt and head out the door — dining at Down Under Tavern is all about comfort.
Down Under Tavern is located in a prime location where street parking is always readily available.
$15 can't buy you much, but it can buy you an amazing meal at Down Under Tavern.

Chow down on all of your pub favorites at Monaghan's Pub.
Diners are expected to enjoy their meal to the fullest, so items low in fat are not available.
Be sure to complete your meal at Monaghan's Pub with a drink from the restaurant's full bar.
Round up your coworkers and head to Monaghan's Pub for happy hour.
Prepare to face the crowds at Monaghan's Pub during the week — weekends tend to be slower.
Free parking is offered every day of the week at the lot near Monaghan's Pub.
Fancy snacks do come at a higher price, but wow are they delicious.
Monaghan's Pub serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner, so stop by whenever is most convenient for you.

Kilroy's offers a laid-back atmosphere and tasty American classics.
Looking for low-fat, gluten-free meal options? Look no further at Kilroy's.
Don't go thirsty during dinner! Kilroy's also offers a splendid drink list featuring wine, beer, and more.
Bring the whole family to Kilroy's, where kiddos are welcomed with open arms.
For weekday specials that hit the spot, head to Kilroy's' happy hour.
Kilroy's offers patio seating in the warmer months.
Patrons are often seen swaying in their seats thanks to performances from Kilroy's' live musical groups or DJs.
For those who enjoy entertainment while dining, Kilroy's hosts live DJs.
Patrons have the pleasure of listening to live music while they dine.
Heading over after work? Make sure to call ahead to reserve your table since crowds tend to pack Kilroy's on weeknights.
Dining out isn't your only option here — pickup is available, too.
Pull up curbside and find simple street parking near Kilroy's.
Kilroy's' diners can store their bikes safely at the rack around the corner.
Prepare to spend about $30 per person when dining at Kilroy's.
Kilroy's has menus for breakfast, lunch, and dinner — just pick your favorite meal and head over.

Shake off your long day with a meal from Houlihan's, a casual American restaurant.
Low-fat, gluten-free and anything else you've been looking for waits here.
Round out your meal with a little tipple — Houlihan's has a terrific drink list, including beer, wine, and more.
Houlihan's is a terrific spot for families to gather with its kid-friendly ambience and menu.
Cheers to the weekend! Houlihan's is serving up the fun!
Parties of any size can easily be seated at Houlihan's.
Houlihan's offers a free wifi hot spot — perfect for surfing the web or getting a little work done.
People tend to swarm the restaurant on Fridays and Saturdays, so be sure to reserve space for your party ahead of time.
No need to put on airs for a trip to Houlihan's — the dress code and ambience at this restaurant are totally laid-back.
Dining out isn't your only option here — pickup is available, too.
With a parking lot adjacent to Houlihan's, you won't get stuck circling the block.
You can take it easy on your wallet at Houlihan's — prices are generally less than $30 per person.
The restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner, but it's the dinner menu that really draws the crowds.

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James Bond has it all wrong when it comes to how to order a martini.
The British special agent famously drinks martinis—enough martinis, in fact, to kill basically anyone who drank that much. His might be the most memorable drink order in the history of pop culture. But he’s got his specifications all wrong.Bond’s first offense is his most legendary. The spy always orders a martini “shaken, not stirred.” “What’s so bad about that?” you might be asking, since most martinis are shaken, and bartenders likely won’t prompt patrons to ask whether they prefer or abhor it. However, the process of shaking both over-dilutes the alcohol (who wants that?) and over-aerates the spirits, which can hugely affect the flavor. Next, there’s the issue of dirty or dry. Most cocktail snobs will argue a real martini is made with a scant splash of olive juice or none at all, dry (that means more dry vermouth).
And finally, there’s the issue of the spirit. Real martinis are made with gin, not vodka. Come on, James Bond. You’re like 90 years old at this point. You should know how to order a martini by now.The Murky Origins of the Martini
The legend of the martini might be the most charming and disagreed upon of all the drinking legends, and, oddly enough, stemmed from a drink that wasn’t a martini at all, but a martinez.
As one iteration of the story goes, a tired, dirty miner, parched from a day spent gold mining, simply asked his bartender for something refreshing. The cocktail produced was what we now know as the martinez: made with gin, sweet vermouth, maraschino liqueur, and two types of bitters. It’s likely that the original iteration was simpler—without the maraschino liqueur and probably with only one type of bitters—but it’s mainly where that’s been debated for some time now.
The inhabitants of Martinez, California, of course claim the drink was invented there (they even have a plaque to make it seem more official), but the more widely accepted theory is that the legendary bartender Jerry Thomas at the Occidental Hotel in San Francisco created the drink for a miner traveling to Martinez. (Thomas later went on to create a book that’s widely considered to be the be-all and end-all for cocktails, boringly named The Bar-Tender's Guide. It was published in 1860.)The martinez has been described as a gin manhattan—and the two are extremely similar. How it became what we know today as a martini seems to be a complete mystery, as the two are not very similar at all. And certainly neither has anything to do with chocotinis, appletinis, or any other -tini you can think of, unless serving them in the same glass counts. Where and How to Order a Martini (Stirred, Not Shaken)
Classic martinis are stiff and bracing and have largely fallen out of favor as other, far tastier cocktails have become a staple of every self-respecting bar list. But there’s something to be said for the person who orders a martini at happy hour. I’m not sure what that something is, but it’s something formidable and classic that commands a certain level of respect—of course, depending on the tippler. It’s up to you to decide whether the person who ordered that martini is a tenured drinker or an inexperienced one (confession: when I knew nothing about drinking, I often ordered martinis). You can probably order a martini just about anywhere on this earth, but to be safe, order a really good martini at any one of these places: The Bombay Club, New Orleans, LANot only does its menu pay homage to the martini’s roots, it saunters off to explore a host of different iterations. The signature Bombay Club martini is almost a martinez (though an actual martinez is also on the menu) but made with orange bitters and an orange twist in place of a lemon. Also: cocktails taste better when you’re listening to jazz, which you can do here every single night of the week.Drumbar, Chicago, ILAside from just its cocktails, Drumbar has a lot going for it, like it’s almost-too-cool speakeasy vibe with big leather couches—and also the fact that it’s perched on a hotel rooftop in downtown Chicago. In the summer, sit outside, enjoy the view, and sip its 50/50 martini, appropriately made with gin but probably not stirred unless you ask. Don’t be afraid to speak up. ABV, San Francisco, CAABV is really cool and chic inside, and it also opens at 2 p.m., which sets you up for the perfect thing: a 4 p.m. cocktail. If you’re cool, chic, and don’t have anywhere to be at 4 p.m., you can order a Gibson, which is a martini—just with pickled cocktail onions instead of olives or a twist. Then again, you can always just make one at home. But that’s probably not as fun.
Classic Gin Martini Recipe 2 1/4 oz. gin (like Bombay or Tanqueray) 3/4 oz. dry vermouth (like Dolin)Olives or a lemon twist for garnishFill a cocktail glass with ice water, or put it in the freezer to chill. Add the gin and vermouth to a mixing glass, and fill with ice. Stir vigorously for 10 seconds. Strain into your chilled glass. Add the olive or lemon twist; swipe the twist around the outside edge of the glass before dropping it in to express the oils and add flavor and aroma. Drink up. You deserve it.
Martinez Cocktail Recipe
1 1/2 oz. gin (like Ransom Old Tom Gin)1 oz. sweet vermouth (like Punt e Mes)1/4 oz. Luxardo maraschino liqueur1 dash Angostura bittersBuild all ingredients in a mixing glass and fill with ice. Stir for 10 seconds. Strain into a cocktail glass or coupe. Garnish with a lemon twist, expressed over the top of the drink, and a Luxardo maraschino cherry. Contemplate how the hell the martini could have anything to do with the cocktail you are currently drinking—but then again, it tastes good, so does it matter?
Photo by Andrew Nawrocki, GrouponGet the knowledge needed to be a cocktail expert:The Truth About DaiquirisA Manhattan Is the Classic of Classic Cocktails
Everything You Need to Know About Old-Fashioneds

Are the daiquiris you’ve seen colorful? Colorful in kind of a creepy way? Served in a tulip glass? Strawberry-flavored?That’s not a real daiquiri.But you needn’t worry. Help is on the way.A real daiquiri, bless its rummy heart, belongs to the pantheon of classic cocktails that are true testaments to the sum and quality of their parts. It’s easier to screw up because it’s so simple—fudge one of the measurements, and it’ll end up too sweet or too sour or too rummy. If you’re somewhere nice, please order one. If you’re somewhere even nicer, order one with rhum agricole (rum’s funky, aged, a-little-bit-eccentric cousin). No matter what, a daiquiri should only consist of three things: lime juice (fresh), sugar (Demerara), and good (white) rum.
The Questionable Birth of the DaiquiriSome attribute the creation of this drink to an American engineer in dire straits before a cocktail party he was hosting in Cuba. That is almost certainly not true—rum, limes, and sugar were all native to Cuba and South and Central America long before the engineer’s incident. (In 1896, this man, Jennings Cox, apparently found himself without his beloved gin but surrounded by rum, limes, and sugar. You get the idea). Named after a little town in Cuba, the daiquiri is almost identical to Brazil’s national drink, the caipirinha, except it’s served up instead of on the rocks. Both are glorious and refreshing when done right, though the caipirinha is traditionally made with cachaça, another one of rum’s terrific but less popular cousins.Too Good to Keep a Secret
A daiquiri, done right, is a revelation. It’s arguably the perfect drink on a hot day and very easy to drink quickly. It’s easy enough to make and delicious enough to warrant craving. I bet you’re thinking about drinking one right now. Drunken sailors are largely responsible for rum’s discovery, distribution, and eventual rise in popularity around the globe. It was even a naval officer who brought the drink to the US, where it made its debut at the Army and Navy Club in Washington, DC. (You can still order one there!)
But back to the daiquiri. No one really knows why it got bastardized as it did, but it’s likely that Ernest Hemingway is somehow to blame. The Hemingway daiquiri still exists, but it is not a blended frappé of corn syrup, bad rum, and frozen strawberries. It’s close (add grapefruit juice and maraschino liqueur and pour over shaved ice) and it’s pink-ish, but comparing the two is like slating a Maserati against a Mazda. I’ll let you decide which is which. Recipe: The Hemingway Daiquiri
1 1/2 oz. white rum3/4 oz. fresh lime juice1/2 oz. fresh grapefruit juice1/4 oz. simple syrup (1:1 water to sugar, dissolved)1/4 oz. Luxardo maraschino liqueurBuild all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake vigorously. Strain over crushed ice in a ridiculous glass. Garnish with a grapefruit peel. Best served somewhere very hot, like the plains of Africa.
Recipe: The Classic Daiquiri 2 oz. white rum1 oz. fresh lime juice1/2 oz. simple syrupBuild all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake vigorously. Strain into a chilled coupe glass, garnish with a lime wheel. Serve. Drink. Repeat.If You’re Thirsty But Want Someone Else to Make Your Drink
As I said before, if you’re somewhere nice, you should order a daiquiri. Somewhere nice that knows how to make good cocktails, mind you. These places are a safe bet:
Lost Lake, Chicago, ILThough Lost Lake is a tiki bar (a very good one run by Chicago’s veritable tiki king, Paul McGee), the bartenders there make a different daily daiquiri. The bar has such an impressive selection of rum, it literally has a rum club. Since the daily daiquiri is always made using the classic recipe, the only thing that changes is the rum. But at $8, it’s a surprise that cannot possibly do you wrong.Rum Club, Portland, ORIt’s called Rum Club—I mean, come on. Its signature daiquiri isn’t exactly a classic, but what is life without adventure? (Not worth living.) It’s made with Bacardi 8 aged rum, fresh lime juice, maraschino, Demerara syrup, Angostura bitters, and a little absinthe, just to keep things interesting. Anvil Bar and Refuge, Houston, TXAnvil’s bartenders are super knowledgeable, and they’ve dedicated themselves not only to a short list of rotating house cocktails but also a very long list, which they’ve named, aptly, The 100 List. If you couldn’t guess why, it’s because it’s a list of 100 classic cocktails the bar keeps consider to be staples—and one of those is a daiquiri. You can also order a caipirinha! Order both! Compare! Live a little!Photo by Andrew Nawrocki, GrouponGet the knowledge needed to be a cocktail expert:
Everything You Need to Know About Old-FashionedsA Manhattan Is the Classic of Classic CocktailsTiki: A True Made-in-America Story

Willam Belli’s favorite bar in Chicago, Groupon’s hometown, is Roscoe’s.
“I love Roscoe’s! That’s my favorite spot,” he tells us [Ed. Note: Willam prefers the masculine pronoun]. “I love to crowd-surf there. They say, ‘You’re not going to crowd-surf, right?’ and I say, ‘No!’ as I shake my head yes. If you see a queen crowd-surfing, please catch her. And avoid her lower abdomen.” We’ll let you guess why.
It’s not the only piece of advice that Willam, an internet sensation, RuPaul’s Drag Race alum, and new face for American Apparel, has to offer. Channeling his inner Emily Post, he walked us through the finer points of drag show etiquette. Most of his advice is a little risqué, so proceed at your own risk.
Tip the Queen
Tipping queens is customary, but be sensible about it. “Keep your ones in one pocket and your big bills in another,” Willam advises. “Asking a drag queen for change is super difficult, even if she’s wearing one of those toll-belt things. I used to do that.”
However, asking for change isn’t the only faux pas when it comes to tipping. “Let the queen perform a little bit first,” Willam says. “Don’t try to tip her as soon as she comes out, unless there’s a giant costume reveal, or she ‘sha-blamms.’”
More importantly, “Don’t put money in your mouth. There are millions of enjoyable ways to contract hepatitis, but money in the mouth is not one of them.” Stuffing it in her dress is also off limits. It’s usually best to just hand over the cash.
Don’t Touch the Queen … Most of the Time
“Don’t go anywhere near the face,” Willam warns. “That will turn me into Kill Bill immediately. You will get ninja-chopped.”
And while spectators are often encouraged to be tastefully affectionate, they should always get permission, even for a kiss on the cheek. “It’s constantly cold season for me. If I get sick, I can’t sing.”
Be Polite to the Queen
Despite the raucous nature of her performance space, a queen still expects (and deserves) to be treated with respect. One way to make sure you're making politeness a priority is to watch the booze. “Don’t get blackout drunk,” Willam insists. “You want it hazy, but you want to remember where your ATM card is.”
Even if you don’t drink, drag shows are still rowdy, interactive affairs, so be prepared. “If you pay to get in, you can do what you want, but that does come with the risk of getting read to death by the queen.” For newbies, “read” translates to “cleverly insulted” in drag-speak.
Flash the Queen
When taking pictures, always use a flash. “It’s easier to filter down than filter up,” Willam explains. “If a picture’s bad, I literally take their camera and say, ‘That’s not going anywhere.’ And then if they try to get it back from me, I run. [And] my legs are longer. I’m in 5-inch heels.”
One more photo tip: “When you take a picture with a drag queen, do not put your arm around her shoulder. That makes her wig want to run away from her forehead.”
Have Fun With the Queen
Despite all of the above tips, Willam mostly wants everyone to just “have a good time, and be semi-respectful.”
In other words, “Treat each drag queen like a drunk aunt at a wedding. Know to have fun, but don’t lift up Auntie’s skirt. We’re monsters, but we’re like Monsters, Inc. We’re the nice ones. There’s a reason we’re performing in public and not just hiding on YouTube doing makeup tutorials. We want to be your friend, you know?”
Willam performs at drag clubs and theaters around the world; check her schedule for upcoming appearances. In the meantime, you can find music parodies and her newly returned web series “The Beatdown” on her YouTube channel.
Read more about drag on the Guide:
A Drag Queen’s Guide to Cocktails
A “Drag Race” Star Shows a Fan He’s Not “Un-Draggable”
Top photo: Magnus Hastings. Bikini photo: Paul Boulon.